Comments on: I’m Peter Moskos, pleased to meet you http://www.theagitator.com/2011/05/03/im-peter-moskos-pleased-to-meet-you/ It rankles me when somebody tries to tell somebody what to do. Mon, 22 Apr 2013 00:06:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Justthisguy http://www.theagitator.com/2011/05/03/im-peter-moskos-pleased-to-meet-you/comment-page-1/#comment-979992 Justthisguy Wed, 11 May 2011 00:50:18 +0000 http://www.theagitator.com/?p=19909#comment-979992 I have read the flogging post at your blog, and I concur. I recall telling the policeman who showed up when my bicycle was almost stolen (by a doodah who was stealing some beer and could not distinguish my bicycle from his) that I thought imprisonment was a waste of public money when it came to larceny, and that thirty licks on the courthouse steps at high noon, and restitution with interest, and having one’s picture published in the newspaper, should wipe the slate clean.

I will also say that the last crime for which whipping was authorized in Delaware was wife- beating. I have no problem with that, as I think a taste of one’s own medicine is generally the perfect punishment.

]]> By: Dave Krueger http://www.theagitator.com/2011/05/03/im-peter-moskos-pleased-to-meet-you/comment-page-1/#comment-945267 Dave Krueger Tue, 03 May 2011 23:52:54 +0000 http://www.theagitator.com/?p=19909#comment-945267 I have to agree with Marc, TomG, and ClubMedSux. I think there was a time when libertarians identified more with conservatives on the right far more than with liberals, but I think those days are over. By helping to fuel the right wind spending binge along with their support for the drug war and militaristic based foreign policy, they have irreparably alienated themselves from the libertarians. I don’t even think the “libertarian leaning” tea party movement will attract libertarians back to conservative candidates.

Of course, I could make the same case about liberals doing the same thing by perpetuating the very policies they railed against during the Bush years.

Politics can now be divided into two schools. Those who embrace government and those who are skeptical of government. The former outnumber the latter by about 10 to 1.

]]> By: ClubMedSux http://www.theagitator.com/2011/05/03/im-peter-moskos-pleased-to-meet-you/comment-page-1/#comment-944198 ClubMedSux Tue, 03 May 2011 19:21:21 +0000 http://www.theagitator.com/?p=19909#comment-944198 Marc, you certainly aren’t the only crazy who thinks liberals and libertarians have more in common than libertarians and modern conservatives.

I too think I have more in common with my liberal friends than my conservative friends. Unfortunately, my liberal friends don’t seem to agree, and therein lies the rub.

]]> By: Cleanville Tziabatz http://www.theagitator.com/2011/05/03/im-peter-moskos-pleased-to-meet-you/comment-page-1/#comment-943946 Cleanville Tziabatz Tue, 03 May 2011 18:28:30 +0000 http://www.theagitator.com/?p=19909#comment-943946 Baltimore officers found guilty:

http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/baltimore-city/bs-md-ci-officer-misconduct-closings-20110502,0,4167396.story

]]> By: OBTC http://www.theagitator.com/2011/05/03/im-peter-moskos-pleased-to-meet-you/comment-page-1/#comment-943565 OBTC Tue, 03 May 2011 17:00:29 +0000 http://www.theagitator.com/?p=19909#comment-943565 Thank you for taking the time to blog for the AgitatorTots.

]]> By: Windy http://www.theagitator.com/2011/05/03/im-peter-moskos-pleased-to-meet-you/comment-page-1/#comment-943496 Windy Tue, 03 May 2011 16:37:34 +0000 http://www.theagitator.com/?p=19909#comment-943496 This guest blogging should be really interesting. Hope Radley has a great vacation with great weather and LOTS of relaxation so he comes back refreshed and with restored vigor.

]]> By: Andrew S. http://www.theagitator.com/2011/05/03/im-peter-moskos-pleased-to-meet-you/comment-page-1/#comment-943389 Andrew S. Tue, 03 May 2011 16:03:38 +0000 http://www.theagitator.com/?p=19909#comment-943389 Read Cop in the Hood on Radley’s recommendation (at least I think i was his recommendation). Loved it.

Welcome. We promise not to run you out on a rail*

* at least until Radley comes back.

]]> By: SamK http://www.theagitator.com/2011/05/03/im-peter-moskos-pleased-to-meet-you/comment-page-1/#comment-943249 SamK Tue, 03 May 2011 15:22:27 +0000 http://www.theagitator.com/?p=19909#comment-943249 You’re in better company here than you know Peter, take some time to chat with the folks who comment here and you’ll find a wide variety of takes on social and economic issues. I disagree with some of the free market items but we’re all pretty much on the “leave people alone” libertarian wavelength and almost everyone who posts here actually has something to say whether liberal or conservative. Welcome.

]]> By: Brandon http://www.theagitator.com/2011/05/03/im-peter-moskos-pleased-to-meet-you/comment-page-1/#comment-943184 Brandon Tue, 03 May 2011 15:03:13 +0000 http://www.theagitator.com/?p=19909#comment-943184 Deoxy, what would you advocate, beyond what is used now for alcohol?

]]> By: Deoxy http://www.theagitator.com/2011/05/03/im-peter-moskos-pleased-to-meet-you/comment-page-1/#comment-943058 Deoxy Tue, 03 May 2011 14:21:04 +0000 http://www.theagitator.com/?p=19909#comment-943058 Define “War on Drugs”. If by that you mean our current attempts to control drug consumption such as cocaine and meth, then no, no one with half a brain is for it.

If you mean SOME kind of attempt to control drugs that alter the mind, since a free society depends on people being sound enough of mind to understand the consequences of their actions, then I’d be in that camp, I suppose, but the methods I would advocate look nothing like our current actions.

]]> By: Z http://www.theagitator.com/2011/05/03/im-peter-moskos-pleased-to-meet-you/comment-page-1/#comment-943043 Z Tue, 03 May 2011 14:17:11 +0000 http://www.theagitator.com/?p=19909#comment-943043 #15 there are tons of post industrial hellholes in upstate NY and central/northeastern PA kept alive solely by the local prison and they welcome the millions of mostly black and brown young men (dealers- users tend to be white) whom they can abuse with impunity for union wages.

See http://www.villagevoice.com/2010-08-04/news/gladys-carrion-upstate-jails-for-city-kids-bronx/ for a primer.

And welcome Professor Moskos. From one egghead NYC liberal elitist wine sipping academic to another. :)

]]> By: Dave Krueger http://www.theagitator.com/2011/05/03/im-peter-moskos-pleased-to-meet-you/comment-page-1/#comment-943042 Dave Krueger Tue, 03 May 2011 14:17:08 +0000 http://www.theagitator.com/?p=19909#comment-943042 Welcome. Looking forward to your contributions. It says a lot for your character that you are willing to participate in a discussion that often focuses on police misconduct.

]]> By: NSM http://www.theagitator.com/2011/05/03/im-peter-moskos-pleased-to-meet-you/comment-page-1/#comment-942978 NSM Tue, 03 May 2011 13:58:58 +0000 http://www.theagitator.com/?p=19909#comment-942978 So, you are to Balko what Michael Kinsley was to Buckley?

]]> By: Yizmo Gizmo http://www.theagitator.com/2011/05/03/im-peter-moskos-pleased-to-meet-you/comment-page-1/#comment-942965 Yizmo Gizmo Tue, 03 May 2011 13:51:44 +0000 http://www.theagitator.com/?p=19909#comment-942965 Is there actually anybody with half a brain *for* the so-called “War on Drugs” these days? We’ve got 2.3 million friggin inmates and growing.

]]> By: omar http://www.theagitator.com/2011/05/03/im-peter-moskos-pleased-to-meet-you/comment-page-1/#comment-942961 omar Tue, 03 May 2011 13:50:43 +0000 http://www.theagitator.com/?p=19909#comment-942961

an ivy-league educated egghead

I don’t think you will find too much anti-education populism around here. Well, if some of the new commentators from yesterday stick around, you may, but I don’t think they represent the regular readers.

]]> By: auggie http://www.theagitator.com/2011/05/03/im-peter-moskos-pleased-to-meet-you/comment-page-1/#comment-942916 auggie Tue, 03 May 2011 13:36:25 +0000 http://www.theagitator.com/?p=19909#comment-942916 Welcome Peter, I’m a former junkie that grew up in near Baltimore (Laurel). I’m also against the drug war. Thanks for all of your insight.

]]> By: Cornellian http://www.theagitator.com/2011/05/03/im-peter-moskos-pleased-to-meet-you/comment-page-1/#comment-942837 Cornellian Tue, 03 May 2011 13:17:14 +0000 http://www.theagitator.com/?p=19909#comment-942837 Given your background, I can’t help but wonder what you think of The Wire.

]]> By: Bronwyn http://www.theagitator.com/2011/05/03/im-peter-moskos-pleased-to-meet-you/comment-page-1/#comment-942735 Bronwyn Tue, 03 May 2011 12:52:18 +0000 http://www.theagitator.com/?p=19909#comment-942735 Welcome, Peter!

(Thumbs up to #8)

]]> By: pegr http://www.theagitator.com/2011/05/03/im-peter-moskos-pleased-to-meet-you/comment-page-1/#comment-942722 pegr Tue, 03 May 2011 12:48:29 +0000 http://www.theagitator.com/?p=19909#comment-942722 Fascinating when my blog worlds collide. Let’s get that Coyote Blog guy in here for kicks.

(#8: Well done! ;)

]]> By: whaat? http://www.theagitator.com/2011/05/03/im-peter-moskos-pleased-to-meet-you/comment-page-1/#comment-942666 whaat? Tue, 03 May 2011 12:31:33 +0000 http://www.theagitator.com/?p=19909#comment-942666 Welcome. I’m a former drug and alcohol counselor and spent eight years on our tri-county alcohol and addictions board. I’m also against the drug war.

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